John W Frazier, Florence Margai, Eugene Tettey-Fio

Race And Place

Equity Issues In Urban America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Features a comprehensive geographic and historical perspective of U.S. racism, the link between race and place over time. The benefit is a thorough understanding of both historical and contemporary examples through text and maps.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780813340418
• ISBN-10: 0813340411
• Artikelnr.: 21674983

Autorenporträt

JOHN FRAZIER is professor of urban geography at SUNY, Binghamton. He has published three books and numerous articles on the applied aspects of geography. He served as consultant to the Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Division of HUD, 1994-1996. FLORENCE M. MARGAI is associate professor of geography at SUNY, Binghamton. She received her Ph.D. in 1991 from Kent State University. EUGENE TETTEY-FIO is an assistant professor of urban geography at SUNY, Binghamton. Professor Tettey-Fio earned a Ph.D. from Kent State University in 1996

Inhaltsangabe

"List of Tables and Figures
List of Acronyms
Acknowledgments
Race
Ethnicity
and Locational Inequalities: Introduction
Race and Ethnicity
Equity and Racial Disparities
Outline of the Book
U.S. Minority Population: Settlement Patterns
Dispersion
and Growth Trends
Minority Population Settlement and Dispersion
Projected Growth of American Minorities
Implications for Research and Policy
Sociological Narratives of Racism in America
Diversity of Perspectives
A Historical Context for U.S. Racism
Summary
Theories of Spatial Relationships in Urban America
Background to Theoretical Discussions
Part 1: The Free-Market Technological View
Part II: A Postmodern-Marxist Explanation of Urban Growth and Restructuring
Minority and Nonminority Concentrations: Differentiating Between Race-and-Place-Based Inequalities in Urban America
Introduction
Segregation
Minority Equity Issues
Changing Minority Concentrations: The Growth of Hispanic Populations and Black-Hispanic Settlement Patterns
Differences Between Minority Concentrations and White-Majority Urban Subregions: An Empirical Analysis
Summary
Deconstruction of Emerging Racial Mosaics: Equity Issues Where Asian
Americans Mix with Other Minorities in Alameda County
California
Introduction
Increasing Racial Diversity: Some Trends and Issues in Southern California
The Making of a Racial Mosaic: Alameda County
California
Equity Issues in a Multiracial Environment
Indicators of Environmental Inequities and Threats to Minority Health in Urban America
Introduction
A Conceptual Model of Environmental Equity Research
Evidence of Inequitable Outcomes in Monroe and Suffolk Counties
New York
Summary
Retail Structure
Accessibility
and Inequalities in Areas of Minority Concentration
Introduction
Urban Restructuring and the Location of Selected Retail Functions
Retail Distributions: Defining and Formulating ""Accessibility""
Accessibility and Equity
Future Retailing in Inner Cities
Commuting and Locational Access to Employment in Urban America: Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Three Cities
Commuting and Employment: The Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis
Commuting and Access to Employment
Descriptive Summary Data on the Study Areas
Intersection of Transportation
Race
and Place: Detroit
Wayne County
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion and Policy Implications for Areas of Minority Concentrations
Racial Inequalities in Urban America: Retrospect and Prospect
Introduction
Establishing Racial Equity and Social Change in America: Some Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives
Racial Equity and Social Change: Prospects
Challenges
and Hope
Appendix: Sample Urban Counties Used in the Analysis
References
Index "